The Tigers' flaws were exposed by a well-prepared Aggies team that executed at a high level and pressed one of the nation's best teams until the very end. Texas A& amp rolled up 501 yards of offense behind starting quarterback Kellen Mond, who had a career night with 430 yards passing, three touchdowns and few mistakes in his second start under new coach Jimbo Fisher.
Trailing 28-13, Mond led Texas A& amp on two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. Clemson's defensive line of future NFL Draft picks was flying all around, but Mond kept his calm and delivered some gutsy throws that included crucial third-down conversions and the potential game-tying touchdown passes.
After missing on several throws before halftime, Bryant responded with several great throws after the break and marched Clemson down the field for back-to-back touchdown drives in the third quarter.
The Calhoun Falls, S.C., native guided the Tigers on a four-play, 70-yard scoring drive, keyed by a 50-yard pass to Tee Higgins. He capped off the drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Diondre Overton, giving Clemson a 21-6 lead with 4:59 to play in the third quarter.
When Clemson got the ball back, Bryant hit Hunter Renfrow for a 40-yard pass and later hit his senior wide receiver again for 10 yards on third down to keep the drive going. Travis Etienne finished it off with a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Tigers a 28-13 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
In the first half, Bryant ran for Clemson’s first touchdown of the game, a 1-yard score that put the Tigers up 7-3 with 1:23 left in the first quarter. Despite his slow start, Bryant finished the game 12-of-17 passing for 205 yards and a touchdown along with 54 yards rushing and another score on the ground.
Bryant is one of the Tigers’ unquestioned leaders and came through for his team in a big way with a resilient performance Saturday night.
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